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You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child. Write a letter to the parents. In your letter • explain why you would like the job • give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ • say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia

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Dear Sir or Madam, I, Micheal Slater, writing to you regarding the advertisement you posted in an Australian magazine a couple of days ago. Please allow me to express my interest in the child
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 profession and to request you to consider my application.
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, when I came across the advertisement for the need of a child
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 professional, I got excited about the opportunity as I feel great taking
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 of kids. Personally, I like
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 work since it allows me to recall my amazing childhood memories and forget all the tension in life.
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, I have 6 years of experience in
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 field. I take
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 of the kids really well. I got many appreciations from my previous clients. Currently, I am free to take up
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 work for you and I assure you won’t regret the decision of offering me
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 job.
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, I like Australia for its natural beauty and the pleasant weather. I am interested to travel and visiting many famous spots in and around the country in my leisure time. I hope it would be great if you let me take up
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 responsibility for you. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Micheal
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Childcare, Nurturing, Patience, Creativity, Early childhood development
  • Babysitting, Au pair, Engaging, Responsible, Enthusiastic
  • Safety, Trustworthy, Adaptability, Proactive, Cultural exchange
  • Activities, Educational games, Language skills, Exploring
  • Volunteering, Community involvement, Australian culture
  • Flexibility, Personal traits, Schedule, Enrichment
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